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Gordon-Rushville board approves policy updates, awards $18,500 door contract, ranks construction managers and raises classified pay
Summary
At its July 13, 2026, meeting the Gordon-Rushville Public Schools Board of Education approved a bundle of policy changes, awarded a $18,500 contract for new north high‑school doors, ranked construction-manager-at-risk proposals and authorized negotiations, and raised classified staff pay by $0.50 per hour. All motions passed in recorded roll-call votes (5–0; one member absent).
The Gordon-Rushville Public Schools Board of Education met July 13, 2026, and approved multiple policy updates, facility contracts and a staff pay increase during a meeting that ran to 7:07 p.m.
The board voted to adopt updates, revisions and additions to a suite of district policies (including but not limited to policies 2008, 3003, 3003.1, 3004, 3004.1, 3012, 3025, 3030, 3048, 4017, 4019, 4056, 5001, 5003, 5004, 5035, 5048, 6036, 6038, and new policies 3061, 4065 and 6046). The motion to approve the policy package was moved by Bobbi Archibald and seconded by Ryan Alcorn and carried by roll-call vote: Ryan Alcorn, Bobbi Archibald, Carrie Child, Seth Tausan and Ward Wacker voting yes; Nick Sasse absent.
On facilities, the board approved a bid from Chadron Glass and Windows to replace the north doors at the high school for $18,500. Ward Wacker moved the motion, which was seconded by Seth Tausan. The motion passed on the same recorded 5–0 (one absent) tally.
The board also evaluated construction‑management‑at‑risk proposals, ranking them in order of preference as recommended by the selection committee: 1) BD Construction; 2) Hausmann Construction; 3) Scull Construction. The board then directed the superintendent and district legal counsel to negotiate a construction manager‑at‑risk contract with firms in that ranked order. Ryan Alcorn moved to rank the proposals; Bobbi Archibald seconded; both actions passed by roll-call vote (Yes 5, No 0, Absent 1).
On personnel and compensation, the board approved raising the classified staff hourly pay scale by $0.50 per hour for all classified groups. The motion was moved by Ward Wacker, seconded by Bobbi Archibald, and approved by the same 5–0 vote with one absence noted.
The consent agenda — approved earlier in the meeting — included minutes of the June 8, 2026 regular meeting; General Fund bills totaling $825,175.42; Depreciation Fund bills of $62,708.50; Lunch Fund bills of $13,233.33; and transfers including $421,000 from the Investment Fund to the General Fund and $700,000 from the General Fund to the Depreciation Fund. The consent package also included annual approvals and notices related to student records and privacy (FERPA), the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA), Policy 5016 (Student Records: Right of Privacy), a notice of non‑discrimination and the district's multicultural report, and approval of 2026–2027 student handbooks. The consent motion was moved by Ryan Alcorn and seconded by Bobbi Archibald and carried by roll-call.
The agenda referenced the Nebraska Open Meetings Law and the board declared the meeting properly publicized under Policy 2008; the Sheridan County Journal Star was listed as the publication method. An executive session was listed on the agenda; the public transcript does not include executive‑session discussion. The board set its next regular meeting for August 10, 2026, at 5:30 p.m., and adjourned at 7:07 p.m.
Votes shown in the minutes were recorded as: Yes — Ryan Alcorn, Bobbi Archibald, Carrie Child, Seth Tausan, Ward Wacker; Absent — Nick Sasse. No votes and abstentions were not recorded in the transcript.
